Thursday, January 28, 2010
Everyone's weighing in on the State of the Union address in which President Obama chose his words very carefully when discussing health care.
Obama called it "Health Insurance Reform"-- not health care reform. And he was candid about the political drama that has unfolded since he championed overhauling the nation's health care system: "And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics," he said.
One of the bills could include a measure to repeal the antitrust exemption for insurance companies, a provision included in the House health care bill but left out of the Senate version. State from paying increased Medicaid expenses, and a 40 percent excise tax on Insurance Companies that provide the most expensive health insurance coverage.
The White House has negotiated with labor leaders to modify the tax plan for expensive health policies by exempting many health plans covering union workers until 2017.
Obama called it "Health Insurance Reform"-- not health care reform. And he was candid about the political drama that has unfolded since he championed overhauling the nation's health care system: "And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics," he said.
One of the bills could include a measure to repeal the antitrust exemption for insurance companies, a provision included in the House health care bill but left out of the Senate version. State from paying increased Medicaid expenses, and a 40 percent excise tax on Insurance Companies that provide the most expensive health insurance coverage.
The White House has negotiated with labor leaders to modify the tax plan for expensive health policies by exempting many health plans covering union workers until 2017.
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